Example sentences of "are [noun] [prep] some [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Nevertheless there are signs of some rethinking of alternative job descriptions for the volunteer .
2 There are signs in some schools that the most successful activities have been those which mainly involve boys , and that home economics and other subjects taken mainly by girls have fared less well .
3 There are signs from some parts of the country that some authorities are already exploring , albeit gingerly , the possibilities of ‘ joint purchasing ’ and that this represents a good way forward .
4 Yachts of Scandinavia are builders of some substance .
5 There are units in some parts of the UK where you and your child can be cared for together when one or both of you are unwell .
6 There are attractions to some anthropologists in thinking in a completely different way from Freud about totemism .
7 Thus , during treatment there are visits to some meetings of appropriate Anonymous Fellowships outside the treatment centre so that there is preparation for long-term commitment to recovery through the Anonymous Fellowships .
8 Looking back over the Birthday Scheme Register , there are gaps in some people 's giving for some months .
9 And then we 'll carry on er having had a stop and a little chat about different things , we then carry on , and if there are sort of some areas in the drive which we think might sort of erm Come in chaps .
10 Whether in fact there are disadvantages for some men , whether in fact it 's very unusual for women to be the primary bread winner , when the man becomes the primary bread winner then the man holds the economic power .
11 But there are fears in some quarters that it could infringe personal liberties .
12 A senior Government source said last night : ‘ The report does show that there are problems with some banks not passing interest rates on quickly enough .
13 Most largish Japanese firms are members of some kind of industrial group .
14 Almost all doctors are teachers to some extent — involved in formal or informal training or supervision of students , junior staff , and other professionals .
15 There are examples in some countries of such candidates being elected and of pressure-group members of parliament being sufficiently numerous and permanent to share in office and to be regarded as a permanent parliamentary group — in other words , to behave in many ways like a party .
16 There are mutterings in some quarters , however , about the legality of the bowling actions of Jayananda Warnaweera and Muttiah Muralidharan — who shared eight wickets in England 's first innings of 380 .
17 These are moments of some tension , but if he has a team looking for the same thing , they are at least not lonely moments .
18 Indeed , there are moans from some businessmen that his continued tenure in the post is axiomatically linked with the lack of confidence in the Government 's economic strategy .
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